Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Release date: 2013-08-04
Runtime: 89
Country: United States, Italy

Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute to the iconic Gore Vidal. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker/nephew Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—blends with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time.

Director: Nicholas D. Wrathall

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gore Vidal, Jerry Brown, William F. Buckley Jr., George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Carson, James Best, Dick Cavett, Karen Black